Ronan Connolly (born 1999) is an Irish hurler who plays for Limerick Senior Championship club Adare and at inter-county level with the Limerick senior hurling team.[1] He usually lines out as a left corner-back.
Career
Connolly first played hurling at juvenile and underage levels with the Adare club, while also playing as a schoolboy with Ardscoil Rís. He won a Harty Cup title in 2016, before captaining Ardscoil Rís to a second Harty Cup in 2018.[2][3] Connolly later lined out with University College Cork and was an unused substitute when the Fitzgibbon Cup title was won in 2020.[4][5]
Connolly first appeared on the inter-county scene with Limerick as a member of the minor team in 2017.[6] He later spent one season with the under-20 team.[7] Connolly was called into the senior team in advance of the pre-season 2019 Munster SHL. He was on the 41-man panel that won the National Hurling League title later that season, but was released prior to the start of the championship.[8] Connolly later returned and was part of the Limerick panel that won four successive All-Ireland SHC titles from 2020 to 2023.[9]
Career statistics
- As of match played 11 February 2024.
| Team | Year | National League | Munster | All-Ireland | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Score | Apps | Score | Apps | Score | Apps | Score | ||
| Limerick | 2019 | Division 1A | 0 | 0-00 | — | — | 0 | 0-00 | ||
| 2020 | 0 | 0-00 | 0 | 0-00 | 0 | 0-00 | 0 | 0-00 | ||
| 2021 | 2 | 0-00 | 0 | 0-00 | 0 | 0-00 | 2 | 0-00 | ||
| 2022 | 2 | 0-01 | 0 | 0-00 | 0 | 0-00 | 2 | 0-01 | ||
| 2023 | 1 | 0-00 | 0 | 0-00 | 0 | 0-00 | 1 | 0-00 | ||
| 2024 | 1 | 0-00 | 0 | 0-00 | 0 | 0-00 | 1 | 0-00 | ||
| Career total | 6 | 0-01 | 0 | 0-00 | 0 | 0-00 | 6 | 0-01 | ||
Honours
- Ardscoil Rís
- Dr. Harty Cup: 2016, 2018 (c)
- University College Cork
- Limerick
- All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship: 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023
- Munster Senior Hurling Championship: 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023
- National Hurling League: 2019, 2020, 2023
References
- ^ O'Connell, Jerome (18 May 2019). "Limerick hurlers have a 'clean slate and are attacking the 2019 championship': Connolly". Limerick Leader. Retrieved 25 January 2020.
- ^ "Ardscoil Rís claim fourth Harty Cup in seven years". Irish Examiner. 20 February 2016. Retrieved 22 February 2016.
- ^ Cormican, Eoghan (17 February 2018). "Ardscoil Rís extend Cork's wait for Harty Cup success". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 17 February 2022.
- ^ "Kingston hits 0-7 as UCC book Fitzgibbon quarter-final spot with win over CIT". The 42. 19 January 2020. Retrieved 4 February 2023.
- ^ Farrell, Sinéad (12 February 2020). "14-man UCC come from 6 points down to win Fitzgibbon Cup final against IT Carlow". The 42. Retrieved 13 February 2020.
- ^ "Limerick minor hurlers make two changes for tomorrow's Munster semi-final against Clare". The 42. 27 June 2017. Retrieved 13 February 2020.
- ^ "O'Regan hits 1-6 as Cork take aim at Clare after proving too strong for Limerick". The 42. 3 July 2019. Retrieved 13 February 2020.
- ^ O'Connell, Jerome (18 May 2019). "Limerick hurlers have a 'clean slate and are attacking the 2019 championship': Connolly". Limerick Leader. Retrieved 13 February 2020.
- ^ Keogh, John (21 July 2023). "Limerick hurling team confirmed for All-Ireland hurling final with Kilkenny". Limerick Leader. Retrieved 23 July 2023.
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